noun
fowling gun; bird-hunting matchlock
Historical term for a matchlock gun used for hunting birds. Rare in modern usage; encountered mainly in historical or period texts.
江戸時代の文献には、鳥銃という言葉が狩猟用の火縄銃を指して使われている。
In Edo-period documents, the word 鳥銃 is used to refer to a matchlock gun for hunting.